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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

by Leo Tolstoy
David McDuff
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'The Kreutzer Sonata' is the self-lacerating confession of a man consumed by sexual jealousy and eaten up by shame and eventually driven to murder his wife. The story caused a sensation when it first appeared and Tolstoy's wife was appalled that he had drawn on their own experiences together to create a scathing indictment of marriage. 'The Devil', centring on a young man torn between his passion for a peasant girl and his respectable life with his loving wife, also illustrates the impossibility of pure love. 'The Forged Coupon' shows how an act of corruption can spiral out of control, and 'After the Ball' examines the abuse of power. Written during a time of spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life, these late stories reflect a world of moral uncertainties.
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 26, 1985

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  • ISBN: 9780141907550
  • Release date: September 26, 1985

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  • ISBN: 9780141907550
  • File size: 1825 KB
  • Release date: September 26, 1985

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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Literature Short Stories

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1110
Text Difficulty:7-9

'The Kreutzer Sonata' is the self-lacerating confession of a man consumed by sexual jealousy and eaten up by shame and eventually driven to murder his wife. The story caused a sensation when it first appeared and Tolstoy's wife was appalled that he had drawn on their own experiences together to create a scathing indictment of marriage. 'The Devil', centring on a young man torn between his passion for a peasant girl and his respectable life with his loving wife, also illustrates the impossibility of pure love. 'The Forged Coupon' shows how an act of corruption can spiral out of control, and 'After the Ball' examines the abuse of power. Written during a time of spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life, these late stories reflect a world of moral uncertainties.
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Classic Literature Fiction Literature Short Stories